Celtic keeping tabs on Hearts star, Arsenal eye £30m move for Parkhead ace, Premiership boss happy to see Celtic win title, ex-Rangers star slaughters Kamberi - Scottish Premiership Rumour Mill

Sunday’s Scottish football news and gossip

Celtic keeping tabs on Hickey

Celtic are keeping tabs on Hearts defender Aaron Hickey as they look to see if they could perhaps land themselves a bargain purchase due to the Tynecastle club’s financial fears. (Scottish Sun)

- Celtic face competition from an unnamed English club who are said to be ready to pay £1 million for the left-back. (Daily Record)

Aaron Hickey in action against Hibs. Picture: SNS

Arsenal want £30m Edouard

Arsenal are interested in signing striker Odsonne Edouard from Celtic and are willing to pay £30 million for the French striker. (Daily Mirror)

Kamberi was ‘panic buy’

Ian Murray believes on-loan Hibs striker Florian Kamberi is not of the required standard to play for Rangers and his acquisition in January was nothing more than a panic purchase. (Daily Record)

Potential game-changer

The government’s offer to pay 80 per cent of the wages of employees unable to work due to the coronavirus pandemic could be a “game changer” for Scottish football, according to Fraser Wishart, the head of the players’ union. (The Scotsman)

Goodwin backs Celtic for title win

St Mirren boss Jim Goodwin insists he would have no qualms about Celtic being crowned Ladbrokes Premiership champions if the rest of the season was ultimately cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. (Daily Record)

Fletcher backed

When football does resume and Scotland are able to refocus on securing a place at what has now become Euro 2021, former national boss Alex McLeish believes that Steve Clarke could do worse than try to re-enlist Steven Fletcher’s help. (The Scotsman)

Turnbull has second operation

Motherwell midfielder David Turnbull – who almost signed for Celtic last summer – will go under the knife for a second time in order to complete the mending of his injured knee. (Daily Record)

Brora named champs

Brora Rangers have been declared Highland League champions after member clubs “unanimously” agreed to call a premature halt to the 2019/20 season. (The Scotsman)

Emslie a champion

Out of the gloom of the coronavirus pandemic, Scottish footballer Claire Emslie was able to momentarily lighten the mood, making the most of ongoing action in Australia to help her team notch a 1-0 victory over Sydney FC to win the W-League Grand Final. (The Scotsman)